Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Renee’ I. Burry, 70, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, died in Cheyenne on Sunday, June 16, 2013. Renee’ Irene Burry was born in Kimball on April 12, 1943, the daughter of Alva and Beatrice (Engquist) Story. She was raised and attended school in Kimball and graduated in 1961. She then attended Grand Island Community College. She was married to Roger Burry in May of 1962. The family lived in Cairo and York, Neb., before moving back to Kimball in 1968. They owned and operated the Mobil Gas Station and Bul...
ay on Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Riverton, Wyoming. Cassidy was born on June 22, 2006 in Cheyenne and had lived in the area all of her life. She just completed first grade at the Burns Elementary School. Cassidy loved to read more than anything. She enjoyed solving and writing her own mysteries. Cassidy was involved in ballet at Act 2 studios, gymnastics, and crafts and coloring. Cassidy loved to sing and had written her own songs. She also had been learning to pan for gold with her Dad. Most...
Albert L. Roth, 95, of Pine Bluffs, died at the Kimball County Manor on Monday, June 10, 2013. Albert Lee Roth was born in Grover, Colo., on Nov. 8, 1917, one of 11 children born to Alexander and Anna (Nagel) Roth. He was raised and attended a country school in the Grover area. Albert worked on the family farm during his school years. He enlisted in the US Army and served his country during WWII. He later moved to Denver and worked for the Gates Rubber Company. He moved back to the family farm...
Michael Jay Palm, 61, of Goddard, Kan., died on April 24, 2013, in Mumbai, India. Jay was born on July 25, 1951, in Cheyenne, to Edwin R. Palm, Jr. and Harriet Ann (Larson) Palm. He graduated from Albin High School in 1969 and graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in industrial management. As a young man Jay worked on the family ranch and with his father’s construction business. Jay was also a bull rider and participated in rodeos throughout Wyoming until in...
Frank E. Martinez, 85, of Cheyenne, died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Mr. Martinez was born on Jan. 23, 1928, to Enemorio and Porferia(Vigil) Martinez, in Guadalupita, N.M. Frank worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in the maintenance department retiring in 1990. Frank enjoyed spending time with his family and helping neighbors. Frank is survived by his wife of 62 years, Priscilla Martinez; children, Benjamin (Dianne) Martinez of Parker, Colo., Joan (Chuck) Burnham of Sharpsburg, Ga., Esther (Jim) Steege of...
Evelyn Marie (Johnson) Stephens was born on a homestead near Dix, Neb., on February 24, 1917, to Lambert and Tensia (Bengtson) Johnson. The family moved to Wheatland in 1920. Evelyn graduated from Wheatland, Wyoming High School in 1935. She worked for the Rural Electrification Administration in Wheatland, transferring to the Pine Bluffs office in 1941. She married Neil Stephens on Nov. 25, 1943, at her parents’ home in Wheatland. She and her husband farmed southwest of Pine Bluffs for 24 years,...
Norma Jean Hanson (Heigis), 80, of Cheyenne, died on Friday, May 24, 2013, in Cheyenne with two daughters, Sherri and Kevin Pyle and Kathy Schnell, and her grandson, Chad Heigis, all by her side. She was born on Dec. 6, 1932, in Big Timber, Mont., to Don and Georgia (Farthing) Reese. Norma married David Heigis and had seven children. She later married Ronald Hanson in 1973 and they owned and operated Green Acres Café in Pine Bluffs for several years. Norma finally moved to Casper in 1980 and...
A funeral service for John J. “Jack” Curless, Sr., 90, was held Saturday, May 18, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Wheatland, with Reverend Ray Grieb officiating. Interment followed the service in the Wheatland Cemetery with military honors from Laramie Peak VFW Post #3358, American Legion Post #10, and the Wyoming Army National Guard Honor Guard. Jack passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Jack was born Aug. 7, 1922, the son of James Andrew and Nancy Jan...
Clouds of gathered moisture drops held by a force of cold air cast a dark shadow on ground so used to warm sunshine, it cringed from the darkness. But the cloud still shows dark on a stage unaware of why, until the air clinging to the moisture drops moves on to darken another life. Storm clouds were present the night my father died. I was sitting by his bedside, holding onto a hand that could no longer hold me. A hand whose strength shaped me a bit different than other daughters. I was raised...
Charles “Chuck” Alton Rienks, 78, left his earthly home to be with the Lord Monday, April 29, 2013, after a valiant short fight with cancer. Chuck was born to Richard and Blanche (Holderbaum) Rienks Jan. 27, 1935, in South Bend, Ind. He was the fourth of seven children in addition to three of Chuck’s aunts and uncles his parents raised as siblings. Chuck would tell stories of having to cut a half gallon of ice cream 10 ways to share on his birthday. He attended South Bend Central High Schoo...
Marion Elizabeth Estes, 81, of Denver, Colo., passed away on Monday, April 15, 2013. Born on Monday, July 20, 1931, in Burns, she was the daughter of Perry and Florence Farris. Marion was a devoted wife, mother, and independent business woman. Bill and Marion moved from Carpenter to Casper in 1955, where Marion was a pioneer in the working world as a working mother. She worked for the city of Casper and later started her own business, Blue Streak Express. Marion will be remembered for her...
Scottsbluff, Neb., passed away early Monday morning, April 22, 2013, at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. Mrs. Johnson was born May 29, 1936, in Kimball, Neb., a daughter of the late Earl and Doris (Kindvall) Fritz. Marcia graduated from Egbert High School in 1955. She married Don Johnson in 1959 and they made Scottsbluff their home in 1960. She worked for Terry Carpenter, Inc. for a number of years while also owning a lawn care service and an office cleaning business. She enjoyed riding...
Darrell W. Naffziger, 78, of Cheyenne, died on Monday, April 22, 2013, at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was born on July 14, 1931, in Delavan, Ill., and had lived in Cheyenne for the last four years with prior residence in Grover and Greeley, Colo. Mr. Naffziger served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in Germany. When he returned home he farmed in the Carpenter and Burns area. He was a member of Western Polled Hereford Association, Laramie County Hereford...
Shirley Y. (Penwell) McGrann, 76, of Pinedale, went home to be with the Lord on April 4, 2013. After a short battle with cancer, Shirley died at home surrounded by family and friends. Shirley was born Jan. 11, 1937, in Cheyenne to the late Burleigh “Pete” and Elsie (Schliske) Penwell. She was the eldest of two children. She grew up in Carpenter, and was married to Pete Illoway in 1963. They had two children together. They later divorced and Shirley moved to Pinedale in 1980. She married the lat...
rns, died March 30, 2013. Gary was born in Burns on July 8, 1935, to Harvey J. Humphrey and Ruby J. (Bishop) Humphrey. He married Irene E. Weber on July 13, 1957. Except for a brief time after his marriage, Gary lived in Burns his entire life. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad after high school and in 1962 went to work for Pioneer Printing and Stationary Company. He spent the next 42 years of his working career there until his retirement in 2004. Gary coached little league baseball for ma...
Kenneth Ray Lundberg, 94, of Albin passed away March 29, 2013, at Davis Hospice Center. Kenneth was born at the family home in Albin on March 24, 1919, to the late Harry and Carrie Lundberg. He graduated from Albin High School in 1938 and enlisted in the US Army in 1941. As a pilot in the Army Air Corps, First Lieutenant Lundberg was stationed in the China-Burma-India Theatre during World War II and flew 57 missions over the “Hump” (Himalayas) delivering goods, ammunition and supplies into Chi...
Frederick (Dean) Fisher, born to Hazel and Fred W. Fisher on Sept. 19, 1930, and died March 9, 2013. Dean was a lifetime resident of Pine Bluffs. He owned and operated Pine Bluffs Motors with his father, and brothers employing at times up to 23 persons. After 65 years of providing Ford and John Deere sales and service, to the community and surrounding area, Dean closed the doors to Pine Bluffs Motors in 1986. He retired and began traveling the United States and Canada. Dean loved the open road and seeing the sights. Always at his side was his w...
Esther Mae Foster passed away March 7, 2013 in Peoria, Ariz. at the age of 93. She was born to John and Wibke Kruse of Gothenburg, Neb. on Oct. 8. 1919 on a farm north of Gothenburg. She is survived by two sets of twin sons, Dean (and Mary), Dennis (and Cheryl), Dana (and Teri), Daniel (and Rachel) and one daughter Diane. She is also survived by her brother, Robert Kruse of Cozad, Neb. and a sister Mildred Gade of Pine Bluffs, two sisters-in-law, Velma Kruse of Bird City, Kan. and Maxine Kruse o...
Margaret (Mitzel) Lawson went home to heaven Thursday, March 21, 2013. She was at the Life Care Center of Cheyenne. Margaret was born to Henrich and Margaret (Bachman) Mitzel on May 14, 1916. at Keota, Colo. Margaret married George (Buck) Lawson, who died on 1999. They had three daughters: Loretta, who died as a child, Georgia Ann Dorsey and Lorna Lee Dunlap. Family who survive Margaret are her two daughters, Georgia Dorsey, husband Buzz and Lorna Dunlap; three grandchildren, Tom and his wife Cindy Dorsey, Pam Dorsey and Mr. Kelly Collins, and...
Duane Lee Yeik, 63, of Pine Bluffs died March 6, 2013, at his home. Lee (as he was known by his friends) was born on Feb 18, 1950, in Laramie, the son of Calvin D. and Lois Ann (Clary) Yeik. Duane was raised on his parents’ farm at Hawk Springs. Following his graduation from Torrington High School in 1968, he joined the U.S. Navy. Upon completion of his service time he lived in the Cheyenne, Pine Bluffs area until his death. At the time of his death, Lee worked for AmeriGas at the Egbert p...
Melvin “Andy” Anderson, 87, of Springdale, AR passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013 in Springdale, AR. Andy was born on Aug. 11, 1925, in Pine Bluffs, a son of Reuben V. and Ruth L. Anderson. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Andy married Phyllis Wilkinson on June 9, 1950, in Nowata, Okla. He was a professor of electrical engineering for 30 years and then worked in aerospace for 12 years at Martin Marietta in Denver. He was a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Eng...
Edith E. Lang, 100, of Carpenter, died Friday, March 1, 2013, at Cheyenne Life Care in Cheyenne. Edith was born on Aug. 12, 1912, at the home of her parents Claude and Lenna (Kendrick) Hardy near Carpenter. She attended and graduated from Carpenter High School in 1930. On March 31, 1934, she married Franklin Lang at Carpenter. She was a member of the Carpenter Methodist Church. Edith is survived by three sons, Stanley Norman Lang of Carpenter, Nathan Fred Lang of Trophy Club, Texas, and Ronald Franklin Lang of Banning, Calif.; two daughters,...
Vivian V. Livingston Kenzy, 100, a resident of Life Care Center of Cheyenne, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Vivian was born in Tripp, S.D., on Jan. 9, 1913, to Otis O. and Della Livingston. Vivian married Albert A. Kenzy on April 7, 1934, in Wind River, S.D. She and Bert started their married life in South Dakota and they moved to Nebraska and lived in the Scottsbluff, Mitchell and Gering area. They moved to the Albin area in 1947, where they lived until Bert passed away in 2004. Vivian then moved to Cheyenne where...
Duane “Lee” Yeik Memorial services for Lee Yeik will be held at 2 p.m. at Pine Bluffs Baptist Church, 418 Pine St., Pine Bluffs, on Wednesday, March 13.... Full story
Herman Enderson Herman Emil Enderson, 91, of Greeley, Colo., died Feb. 2, 2013, at Hospice of Northern Colorado in Greeley. He was born on June 2, 1921, in Genoa, Colo., to Mattias and Alice (Johnson) Enderson. The family moved to Almena, Kan., when he was young and he attended school there through seventh grade. He went to eighth grade at Prairie View School at Flagler, Colo., then ninth and tenth grades at Sunny Slope School, and eleventh grade was at Lincoln School. These were country schools...
